Franklin Township mobile home a total loss after fire

A mobile home in Franklin Township is a total loss after a fire Saturday afternoon. (Sarah Fleischman -- The Evening Sun )

5 p.m.: A mobile home in Franklin Township is a total loss after a fire Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

No one was inside the mobile home in the 1400 block of Hilltown Road at the time of the fire, said Jeff Bowling, chief of the Cashtown Community Fire Department. The only resident of the home entered to find a fire starting by the stove around 2:30 p.m., Bowling said.

The resident hadn't used the stove in an extended period of time, Bowling said.

A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

When emergency crews arrived at the scene, half of the home was fully engulfed in flames, he said. It took crews from Biglerville Hose and Truck Co. 1, Gettysburg Fire Department, Buchanan Valley Volunteer Fire Department and other departments about eight minutes to control the blaze, he said.

The American Red Cross is assisting the resident of the home, Bowling said.

Update, 3:45 p.m.: The fire, in the 1400 block of Hilltown Road in Franklin Township, is now out, Cashtown Community Fire Department Chief Jeff Bowling said.

No injuries were reported. A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

When emergency crews arrived on scene, half of the mobile home was fully engulfed, Bowling said.

It took crews about 8 minutes to get the fire under control, he said.

Original report: Emergency crews are responding to a mobile home fire on Hilltown Road in Franklin Township.

The fire is under control. Half of the structure appears to have collapsed.